Adjustable window hanger



March A15, 1927. 1,621,484

M. B. PRICE' ADJUSTABLE wINnow HANGER Filed April 18. 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 l Me/25, Pm@

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.Y 92 M. B. PRICE ADJUSTABLE wnwow HANGER me@ April 18. 1921 -2 Sheets-'sheet 2 l Affi/125 Prac@ Patented Mr `715.1927; s

MELVIKNA'B. Patronen Los ANGnLEsfcALir SAID MELVNBiPRIoE; :DEcAsEn Amosfriiirn WINDpWHAN'GER .i ,j l

The present inycntion relates'generally-to y for motory vehicle tops; whereby an'open` topp commonly Vused on automobiles of the Vvthat particularuse,

touring car type, maybe 'easilyrand kquickly converted into a or sedan type. l

i The use off the inyention in vconnection ywith moto-r 'vehicle tops Willfnbe' eiqfglained merely to eet" forthy the' 'principles "its construction `rand .o'perjatiorny landv is not-to be constrnedfas a limitationiof the invention to and Varied.

. In, designing andrfperfectingInyinvention my vforemost object Was to produce adevrce of this` character whichy would be,l simple,1 durable l andL inexpensiye'to LInanui'acture em- 'Which-- A l i Fg.- fl. is a vlongitudinal sectio'nthrough bodying means to permit adjustment of the Windows to Various positions,` and to Vyieldingly VhOlCl thein in such* position,v yrvjhle` at l the sameftime preventing-,rattlingdu@ `to Vibrations of the vehicle. f

i lLhe-details oit'theinvention Will'be fully set forth in the. following specilication',y referencev being made therein tofthe accompanying drawings,` o'rmingap artthereofland in l the center of a motor vehiclebody andtop rshowing my invention as. applied thereto; Fig. Qis a lo'ngitudinal.sectionalplanv `View. of oneside,y beingtaken afslindicated byline 21-2 of F 1;.'3'isan enlargedfper- Spectiye View, showing in detail one 'of the' Vsupporting shoes and its supporting track;

c Fig. 41s -al transverse Vertical section`therethrough taken as indicatedby line .2l-'Aoi Y Fig. 3 ;k Fig. 5 is a View similar to Fig. lt, only showingA a Y double track arrangement' for supportingtwo Windows; Fig. 6 is afraginentary perspectivefview,showing in detail thel co-operatiye'locking means between one of the Supporting shoes andits supporting trac-k; Fig. 7y is a side elevation of one of the Supporting shoes; Fig. 8 is a diagrammatic plan ,View Showing one Varrangement of the (2o-'operative locking' means between the shoes; Fig. 9 is a diagrannnatic'plan vView, similar to Fig. 8, showing another arrangement of the Shoes; F ig. 10 is a pern closed top, of the limousinev as its uses maybe, inany canin; LYDIAANNPRICE EXEoUtnRiXf or spetvevieiv of@ aneed'fguide plate for" l the Windows; and Figgll is a sectiqnl de` tail V,showing,the Vvsealing k"rib Y along'l the*v top ofthe vehicle'bod'y; v l' t" 'Referring' noW tothe drawings, and'.A particularly ito Fig; "l,v

so the" numerall 10 'design natcs; a typical'motor"ifehiclebody7 having i.

lironty and rear d foors'rllv and y12, for 'entrance 'andv exit; a top 13V and front 'Windshield 14.

:Theftopf 13' may' befolgt any suitable y .and construction, vand Vmay' have anytype of 'l .l

"Vcoyeringsuch asclt'h, ',fahric, leather or the l1ke5but isipr'eferabl'y ofthe permanent type,-r that is, constructed to reinainfin the,po`siti0n shown and ordinarily'not adapted to'fo'l'd up Orbe collapsible;- however', such a con- 'Y struction may be arranged ifdesired The` lfsp'ace 'between the ytopporti'on l15 of thetop.

adapted 'to be; venclosed .by sliding panels or Windows lland '17, v anda panellS ;fthe latter preferably Vbeing .constructedv as af'pernianent c part @of the top," and to consist of pair of inner and outer panelsl'lS'and lfzljeep'ecftively, and having glassy panels 18, Vifdestructed'and `nfiounted upon the vehicle-.body as to form a1 spacelQtherebetWeenJ [Preferably the. portion 18 extends rearwardly. .from the reared'gexof therear doo'r125 toa c 1 the 'Inanner 'shown `in the drawingsr l 4supported along the. underside/Sg olvthe ,por-j 'tionfl55l uponl'ong'itudinal r'ails.22,nformi.ng f

4apart of tvhetopjL 13,` 'VTheSe tracks areproe vided to carry' shoes',fgenerally designated lby the numeral` 62,'vslidably mounted-thereon and `Wihich .in turnv supportv and-'carry'.the

sliding, panels or Windoyvsy 16 and 17. y TWO tracksfZl' and: 21a are provided `in-cases Where; 1t landesired to mount two Windows, such.

as 16 and 17 as shownrin'- which c'asefthe rear or inner Window 17 is supportedfon` thev inner track 21, andthe front-Lor outer Window carried Von the outer track 2la (see Fig..

`5v).- ,l However,` in lcasevonly one `Window; is

to be used,` it is onlynecessary to provide a single track. lVhen two. are'ursed, ashe're .Y shown, the inner :track 2l maybe terminated` iat approximately thecpositi'on of the rear l edgev of the rear stile of' theV front Window 16, when. it is in 'closed position (See Figui) While` the outer. track 2l2l preferably extends the entire length of the top, abutting'against a front transverse member 24, of thc top y structure.

.When the single track is usedlit is constructed as illustrated in Figs'3 and 4; 4and Ywhenvthe double track is used it 1s constructed as shown in Fig. l5, to the 'point above mentioned, and from there ,on the single track continues. These, however, arek @identical and therefore ythe double track Vwill be described. ltco'nsists ofa single top rail 25,",and two bottom rails 26, secured together Yin parallel spaced relation by meansof side plates-27, and screws 281 For strengthand rigidity, together with lightness of construction/che plates 27 may be formed of metal,

while the rails and 26 arel preferably constructed of wood, or vthe like. The rails 26 rvare of av totaljwi'dth less than the width of the'rail 25,'sovfthat when theyv are mounted.

onthe side plates 27 a V central longitudinal 'space will be left between them as shown in i' Fig. 5. v Guide plates'29, preferably constructed of light Vsheet metal, are secured to the inner contiguous vertical edges of the rails 26, by means of screws 30, thus forming "channels in which the shoes 62 ride. The

'c guide members extend upwardly only a Yshort*distance above the rails 2,Y leaving .spaces between their Vupper edges and the under face' of therail 25.

` When .the double track vis yused in connectionwith a single track for the hanging of two windows, as shown in Figs. 1, 2l and 5,

V.andthe innerY track '21 terminatedat about -the Vposition of the rear edge `of the. front window, when closed, the rail 25 is 'cut correspondingly narrower and lcontinued on to the front of thel top, the sameas the outer rail 26, and a filler piecel31 (see-Figs. 1 and l) yis removably secured to the` rail `25l by means 4of screws 32; a block 33 being secured v,to the'iiller piece 32 to close the open transverse end of the' terminated track 21,

TheV shoes 62 consist of elongate blocks.

35,`fprefer`ably constructedof wood orthe like, having their ends rounded, as at 36,' and yhaving theirbottom surfaces ,35a and'these roundedends covered with a soft cushioning'material, such as leather, felt or the li ie, While any cushioning material may be used vkwhich will permit the shoes 62 to slide in and frictionally engage the tracks 21 and 21a, and which will serve to absorb shock and prevent noise and rattling, l find leather j to be the rmost serviceable and desirable.

sliding`V lit. This construction is provided to prevent transverseplay of the blocks 35 in the tracks 21 and 21a and also to frictionally engage the plates to assist in holding` the windows in any desired'position, andY to preventrattling. Y

rIhe blocks are also preferably shorter in heightthan the space between the contiguous surfaces of the rails 25 andi 26, this Vspace being occupied, when the shoes are adjusted to the track, by a pair ofyielding l members 38, rigidly mounted ,on theV top`V face 3,/ of the block, and adapted to fric tionally engage the bottom face'of the rail 25 to hold the shoe in yielding engagement atl all times with theY bottom rail 26. The members 3S are identicahrbeing mounted in opposed relation as shown, and consists of astrip ofcushioning materiale-0, vsimilar to the materiall 37, supported on a strip of yielding resilient material 41, such as spring metal, and curved in the manner shown to present a` yielding andnon-blndmg surface to frictionally engage the top rail of the n track A similarly curved leaf Ll2`is mounted between the member l1 andthe top face 39 of the block,'to`hold thesefcurved portions in frictional engagement with the top rail, all'these members being secured together at one end and to the back by means of screws 43. The material l0 may be secured to the member l1 in any Vvsuitable manner, as by Ycernenting,VV gluing' or "rivetinox However, .by reducing the outer end of the member l1 to a pointl 44, and forming shoulders e5, VthisV point may be extended through a slot in the material a0, while the. shoulders engage the material on either' side thereof,

. whichwill serve toholdr itin properz'position on'the member ll. 2 Y f A pairv of supporting arms 46, constructed of vflat metal or the like, and bent to form substantially right angular members, are carried by .the jblocks 35, in the manner shown, these arms being secured to the top r'ails l? of the windows 1b and 17, by means of suitable screws (Figs. l and i7). 'Y ln most'cases two shoes 62 will be sutlicient to support each window, 'althougzlh this may be varied if desired. 'Y

Thus it will be'seen that the'wiudews 16 and 17, carried on the shoes ($2, 'whiclrare slidablyV inountedon the tracks 21 and 21",

may be moved from their open position, between the panels 18L and 13" of he closed portion 18, forward, to enclose the space be tween the doors 11 and 12 and the toppertion 15, and between the windshield ll'and the closed portion 18. Also it is clear that the'shoes 62, being in yielding frictional engagement with vthe tracks 21 and 21a, will ordinarily be held in any desired position between the points stated.

In order that the windows 16 and 17 may be adjusted to thus enclose the vehicle body igea 1,484

aseafsily as Ip'ossible,.a1id with as :littleiriic-V tional engagement as possible `with the @top are Vsupported normally. onjthemembers` 2'6 of the 'tracks'.fliandzls, theywill `be spaced slightly from the topx edge l10s,'. and :not 1n engagement therewith. while being moved'. y v l i Fig; 9- therecesses` 50?, 50E, 50F,;and (50G y* However, in' 'order that" the bottom edges of :th'etbotjtoin rails t'a Iof.4 fthesewindows will 'contact' with the edge 10e. whenin' either v open or fclosedposition, to lmake av tight l 261tsee Fig. (),lw hich. recesses are adapted.

ljoint,- and also to hold: tli'eseivi'iidexvs inV 'either 'open oi closed position, I provide staggered recesses 50,in the track members *tof bei engaged Vby complementary staggered .6, .'tra'lf line .52'. and stretched 1 tov` extend over these' lugs in theV manner shc'nvn.l The lugs l'the blocks 35. These lugs are'adaptedjto be covered .bythe material 3??, asish'own in Figs, ,the material ybeing cut'oir a; cen,-

51, and theircomplementary recesses 50, a're .areferably arranged in ythe manner. shown, v owever., a" differentv arrangement lmaybe made and :still accornphsh my desired zobJect,

i 'as will hereinafter appear. fllhefj-depth of Iso I andfoppositely inclined, so that the lugs will thesamedirectionV This arrangement 'is application of slight the lugs v51, and :their complementary recesses50, are':preferablysuicient that when the windows lfand xl7` are moved to either their forward or rearward positions,y and the lugs 51:1 register with the Vrecesses*` 50, thel .bottom edges of the rails 47? will rest uponV the edge '10a-of the' body/10.v At all times when vthe ings y5l are. ridi-ng on the surface l of the members 26 and 27and when not 1u lengagement with the recesses 50 the bottom edgesvofthe r'ails 47a are raised ajdistance .equal' to lapproximately the depth of., the

lugsabove theedge 10% y vopporsi-te ends of slideratherthan drop into the recesses, and

can be readily removedy there-from by the Pressure exertedy hori- 'zontal-ly on the Window.l f. Referring now to the diagrams in which-the recesses-50 areshown'in pairs designated bythe numerals 50A, 50B,.fand.

509; It will lbe noticed in this iigureth-at the recesses 5 0- are all' relatively staggered in l permissible, and preferable, for the mountg ing of a window des-ignedtojbe moved only one window length, vasto-r" instance the window 17 of F ig. l; In this case the recesses V50A and-350B 'will be engaged by the lugs 5l on the shoes 62 yto yhold the window 17' in l its rearward position: and when it is moved to its .forward positioinas shownin dotted lines,.th'e recesses: Q'will be engaged by the re ct ions not register:Lvrithvy the recesses 50E but, will shown in. Figs. S and 9, and first to Fig. 8,1 have vshown :the bottom rail 26',` of the trackslfQ'l,

lwill" register whenv the .lugs onitheirear shoe-1,624, while-fthe recesses 5.0?J will beengagedbythefront Shoe (132.1'3

Ito hold-the windowin.` this Aforvsrard.; position. Y

62A.; whenr itfis initsgforward position.

'arekanranged so the windowcan' begmoved niorethan one' Window len-gtl1,orv two win.-

'dow' lengths,` asinithe case of the Window 16, in F ig. 1. i In. this:arrangement-.it Will be noted vthat'the'pairs of Vrecessesare :staggered in opposite jfdirections, lthe recesses y50? and 50? being relatively staggered inffthe same Y `direction lwhile the recesses.; 50]?` and lugs '51, formedon lthe bottomv taces, of."

50G. arel,similarlyV staggered in opposite dilV The lugs 551 onthe'ffront rear shoes 62D and 62C, respectively, are'V likewise staggered. in opposite, directions to. register Withtherecessesf50l3 and-5OE when `the Windoew isl in. its rearward position, and to cor,- Vre'spondmgly register wit-bathe recesses 50.F

staggering the recessesmis so the `forward sh'oeGD will` only; register with theV recesses cesses 50Ffbut will ride over them inthe Vmanner. indicatedhy dotted linegiandin ja' and()G when the window; is in its yforwardf position. The ,pujrposeqgo-t thu-s al.ter natelyl like'ma'nner the lugsfon. theshoe 62C." will l' alsorideover themffas indicated by dotted lines.` In thi-1s'` riding over'they recesses, as

inf the caseof the shoeV 621D and recessesO,

Vwhen the lugs 5la is in .a' position registering Y with the recess 502i it will 'be prevented from dropping; into -it "by v the lag` ,51hV riding. on the Vmemberf261; and .likewise when the' lug 51h is in position tofregister with lthe recess 50h -itwillwbe prevented from` dropping v into 1t by the lug 51 riding on the-surtaceofthe member '26 .after having passed the recesses.

Slices may be utilized having only'a single i lugnor projection fon their bottoms, -sokposif tionedthatonly two or more-of them are used uponga singlev window or sliding'panel';

thesel lugs willb'e relatively oli-'set in a man-ner. similarto tli'eftwo lugs on a single shoe,1asfillnstrated 'in Fie. Ins'uch cases only single vrecesses-will be formed,v inthe track, likewiserelatively v'oiifset in corresponding deg1ee,"with which tlieslioe lugs 'pane/l is movedv to properposition. v

In` order to-V prevent vlateral '.-moveinentief .l

the' bottoms of the windows 16l and.17 when j theyareY adjusted to their forward positions,

as lshownv in Fig.L 1, lI provide a small `plate 63, mounted on thevtopz l0? of'tl'iefbody l0, having' v.parallel flanges .54, forming channels 55 and 56",.v (Fig. 10) 1 through which the .iso i bottom rails ofthe windows 16 and 17 slide when being moved to open orrclosed position.

' The 'plate 53 is positioned between thedoors 11 and 12 and at the juncture of the rearl stileof the window lf'with Ithe forward stile ofthe window 17, asshown in Figs. 1 and-2. Y I Y Y In order to provide a lcomparatively raintight'joint between the Windows 16'and 17 and the'top 10ft-'of thebody 10, I-provide a cap 57 along the top 10 of the body 10,

Vvoirnfhichy is formed a-rib 58 against which Lthe inner facerof the window `17 abuts, this rib also Y extending rearwardl Lbetween the panels '18EL and 18" to form a guide track for the window r17 when moved to a rearward position therebetween. A similar rib 591i'nay also be provided on the inner side fof the forward door 1l against which'the -lower edge of the window 16 abuts to likewise form av watertight joint; and may also providea channel member 60, secured to the windshield 14,(Figs. 1 and 2,) into which'the stile 61' of the window 16, extends when in its forward position.

Y In connection with my particular arrangement of the tracks V21 and' 21, as herein shownKV andV described, attention is directed to the convenient manner in which the Vwindows 16 and 17 maybe removed for repairs and the like. lt is only necessary to remove 4the filler Vpiece 31,l together with theV filler block 33, by removal of the screws` 32, leaving the forward transverse end of the track 21 open and Hthe forward portion of the track 21a exposed. The window'17fcan-be removed 'merely by sliding it forward to thel position of the front window when closed l off'the'track 21 vthrough this open .front end; andthe window 16V may be removed Y merely by raising it up," and compressing the claims.

invention, I claim:

`are obvious.-

Vthe preferred reserve yspring members 38against the top vrail 25,

lafter which the shoe may be lremoved bejtween the top edge of the guardV plate 29 and theptop rail. Y The uses and advantages ofmy invention Y yVhile I have here shown and .described embodiment of my invention,

Vit is nevertheless to be understood that tively staggered lugs on the shoe having opposit'ely inclined ends, complementary recesses in the track also having opnositely inclined ends adapted to register with and be engaged by said lugs, and yielding means to hold the shoe inengagement with the track.V 11

2. In a device of the character described, a shoe and a. track therefor, the track having tworails supported iii-spaced relation,

means to retain the shoe in adjusted position on the track, said means-comprising a plurality of relatively staggered lugs on the shoe having oppositelyv inclined ends and complementary recesses in one lof the rails also having oppositely 'inclined ends adapted to register with and be engaged. by the lugs,

and yielding means carried by the shoe to` engagevthe other rail-to hold the shoe Ain engagement with thetrack having the recess.

soY

3. in a device of the character described, f

a shoe and a track therefor, said track having top and bottom rails supported in spaced relation, means to retain the shoe in adjusted position on the track, vsaid means relation, a side plate and a guide plate,

means to retain the shoe inadj usted position on thetrack, said means comprising a plurality of relatively staggered lugs on the bottomqface` of the shoe having oppositely inclined ends', and vcomplementary Vrecesses in the bottom rail also having oppositely inclined ends adapted to register with and .8.5V `comprising a plurality of relatively stag`` be engaged by the lugs, yielding meanscarf riedby the shoe and adapted to engage-*the toprail to hold the shoe in engagement with the bottomrail, said shoe and yielding means being'provided with cushioning material to frictionally engage the top and bottom rails and the side and guide plates'of` the track.

5. An adjustable support for windows and the like, comprising a jplurality of shoes adapted to carry av window, and a track therefor, means to retain the window in adjusted position on the track, said means comprising a plurality of relatively staggered lugs on the shoes.y the lugs on adjacent shoes being relatively staggered in opposite relation and on alternate shoesin the same relation, and a plurality of recesses in iio the track adapted to register with and be tively staggered recesses in the track have Ving oppositely inclined endsand complementar-y means on the shoe to engage in said recesses.

7 In a device of the character described,

a shoe and a track therefor, means to hold the shoe in adjusted posit-ionen the track,

said means comprising a plurality of recesses in the track relatively off-set both laterally and longitudinally and having oppositely inclined ends, complementary means on said shoe adapted toengage in said recesses,fand means to yieldingly hold said shoe in engagement with 4said tracky andy recesses.

8. In a device of the character described,

" a pluralityV of shoes, a track therefor, re-

position, and yielding means ,to normally hold said shoes in engagement With the track j and recesses. t

y9. In a device lof the character described, a shoeand a track therefor, the track having tWo rails supported in'spaced relation, means to retain the shoe'i'n'adjusted'position on'the track, said means comprising relatively staggered recesses having oppositely inclined ends in oneof the track rails and complementary means on saidv shoe adapted to" engage in said recesses, andk yielding means carried by thershoe adapted to engage the lother .rail and hold the shoe inv yielding lengagement therecesses. f l y Y In Witness .that I claim the foregoing I with the track having have hereunto l'subscribed my name this9thf dayof April, 1921.

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